TV series
Ford Theatre
1948–1955 · 3 seasons
A classic stage-bound anthology of self-contained moral dramas, each episode a tidy, earnest playlet with a gentle lesson.
- Created by
- Franklin J. Schaffner, Marc Daniels
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Lester Matthews, Richard Deacon, Gigi Perreau
- Overview
- Ford Theatre, spelled Ford Theater for the radio version and known as Ford Television Theatre for the TV version, was a radio and television anthology series broadcast in the United States in the 1940s and 1950s. At various times the television series appeared on all three major television networks, while the radio version was broadcast on two separate networks and on two separate coasts. Ford Theatre was named for its sponsor, the Ford Motor Company, which had an earlier success with its concert music series, The Ford Sunday Evening Hour.
- How it feels
- Earnest, warm and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Family, morality, love, justice
- Content
- Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
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- Created by
- Franklin J. Schaffner, Marc Daniels
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Lester Matthews, Richard Deacon, Gigi Perreau















